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515. Excursion of the Linnean Club. The Linnean Club made its 

 first excursion for the season, on Wednesday, the 3rd of July. Black 

 Nottley church-yard, the burial place of the immortal Ray, being fixed 

 on as the terminus of their pilgrimage, the members of the club left 

 London by an early train, and arrived at the Witham station of the 

 Eastern Counties railway about 10 o'clock; thence repairing to the 

 White Hart at Witham, they sate down to a most substantial break- 

 fast, which completely fortified them for their journey to Black Nott- 

 ley, a distance of five miles, safely accomplished in a variety of car- 

 riages. Arrived at Black Nottley, they were met by Mr. Patterson, 

 the present resident in the house once occupied by the illustrious na- 

 turalist in whose honour the excursion was projected. Mr. Patterson 

 invited them to call on him, and gave them a very cordial reception, 

 having provided an elegant and bountiful luncheon. When the mem- 

 bers of the club felt sufficiently recruited by partaking of Mr. Patter- 

 son's good fare, they re-entered their carriages and returned to dine at 

 the White Hart, at Witham, Mr. Forster, V.P.L.S., presiding. The 

 dinner passed off with the utmost unanimity and good feeling ; and 

 the party returned to London by the half-past 6 o'clock train, and ar- 

 rived at Shoreditch about 8, highly delighted with the day's occupa- 

 tions, and unanimously regretting that, owing to the arrangement of 

 the trains, they could not have prolonged their stay to a later hour. 

 There were present, the Lord Bishop of Norwich, P.L.S. (who was 

 obliged to return to London in the early part of the day). Dr. Robert 

 Brown, V.P.L.S., Edward Forster, Esq., V.P.L.S., Dr. Lankester, and 

 Messrs. Yarrell, Bell, Harrison, Milne, White, Solly, Bennett, Taylor, 

 Winterbottom, Anstead, Forbes, Clarkes (of Saffron Walden), Kippist 

 and Van Voorst. — " From our own Reporter y 



516. Note on the British Species of CEnanthe. While at home for 

 only two or three days, I have seen Mr. Babington's note on these 

 plants (Phytol. 1060), and I trust that some words of comment upon it 

 may be in time for a hint to collectors in September. Mr. B. says 

 that he knows of localities for QE. pimpinelloides only in three coun- 

 ties. I possess imperfect specimens from other localities than those 

 named, and have gathered the same species on a hedge-bank in the 

 Isle of Wight. But not having obtained any series sufficient to show 

 both root and fruit from the same locality, I was unable to speak with 

 confidence about them, before seeing the specimens from Mr. Lees ; 

 because, the other characters (taken from the leaves and involucres) 

 were inadequate to sepai'ate my specimens of QE. pimpinelloides from 

 those received as CE. peucedanifolia. On comparing the specimens 



